Combination household chair, stepladder, etc.



June 22 1926. 1,589,795

H. c. EMRICH COMBINATION HOUSEHOLD CHAIR, STEPLADDER, ETC

Filed Feb. 20, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 /D 1 H I 1| u F I V 33 ii J .F.-.: g .4

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June 22 1926.

1,589,795 H. c. EMRlCH I COMBINATION HOUSEHOLD CHAIR, STEPLADDER, ETC

Filed Feb. 20 1925 2 Sheets-Shet 2 Ill atented dune 22, 1925.

STATE rarenr orFicE.

HENRY C. EMRICH, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA,

Application filed February This invention relates to a combination household article, which may be utilized for a variety of purposes, such as a chair, step-ladder, wash-bench, ironing board sup port, window scat, and the like.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a novel combination article, no *mally simulating a chair, but embodying extensible and adjustable arrangement of parts, by which the article may be made to assume different stable supports, such as those above and hereinafter enumerated;

A. further object of this invention is the provision of an improved combination household article, embodying novel supporting and retaining framework to enable the parts thereof to be stably supported in a variety of positions, for a variety of purposes.

A further object of this invention is the provision. of a chair embodying an extensible seat, and novel means to hold the same in an extended or collapsed position.

Other objects and advantages of this invention will be apparent during the course of the following detailed description.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and wherein similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughoutthe several news,

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the improved article, as a chair.

Figure 2 is a cross sectional view taken substantially on the line 22 of Figure 1, showing more particularly the seat arrangement and the retaining means therefor.

Figures 3 and 4t are enlarged fragmentary cross sectional views taken substantially on their respective lines in Figure 2 of the drawings.

Figure 5 is a view showing the improved article with the parts thereof positioned to support an ironing board.

Figure .6 is a vertical sectional view taken throughthe improved article, with the seat thereof extended to provide a tub or other bench support.

Figures 7 and 3 are views showing the parts arranged respectively to provide a window seat or scaffold, and a step-ladder of the improved article.

- Figure 9 is a perspective View of a seat and l mirrori rass and guide member,

COMBINATION HOUSEHOLD CHAIR, STEPLADD ER, ETC.

so, 1925. Serial No. 10,688.

In the drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown only a preferred embodiment of the construction of the improved combination article, the letter A may generally desi nate the article, which may include an extensible seat construction B; front leg frame C; back and rear leg construction D; front retaining frame E; and rear retaining frame F.

In the improved article the seat B is of novel construction, comprising front and rear slidably connecteol'sections 10 and 11 respectively, to which the front leg and back supporting structures C and D are respectively connected.

The front leg construction 0 and the front seat section 10 are rigidly connected. The front leg construction C comprises the corner legs 13 and 14, connected in a rigid re lation by a lower brace 15, and connected in rigid relation at their upper ends by means of a cross brace 16 disposed in a vertical plane with its outer surface flush with the front edges of the legs 13 and 14;. The front seat section 10 comprises the inner side rails 18 and 19, which are rigidly connected in right angled rearwardly extending relation with the legs 13 and 1 1 respectively, by means of the metal connecting pieces or members 20, detailed in Figure 9 of the drawings. The rails 18 and 19 are disposed in vertical planes, and at their front ends overlap the inside surfaces of the legs 13 and 14:. At their rear ends the inner rails 18 and 19 may be connected by a cross piece 25, illustrated in Figure 6 of the drawings. The front seat section 10 may furthermore comprise the front horizontal slat or portion 27 of the seat, although the remaining slats of the seat are connected to the rear section 11, as will be subsequently described, and as is well illustrated in Figures 5, 6 and 7 of the drawings.

The member is preferably constructed of a single piece of metal, stamped or otherwise formed to provide the leg attaching portion 29 and the rail attaching portion 30. The leg attaching portion 29 comprises the plate 31 having the right angled side flanges 32 extending therefrom. The leg attaching portion 29 is placed at the inside surface of the leg 13, or 14;, as is illustrated in the drawings, and the flanges 32 are just sufficiently spaced that they may overlap the front and rear edgeS Of @1 3 1 The seat rail attaching portion 30 elongoted, sud integrally connected at the top edge of the taching portion 29, in laterally extending reletion therefrom. it comprises the plate .33

r 1 "acing' guide flange 34-, in right angled relation thereto, which projects beyond the plane of the outside surtsce ot the respective reiL, for reinforcing and guiding the sliding movement of the seat section ll, us will be 'ob soquently described. Both the p e poruons 31 and 33 are provided with so. ,ible ope] ings therein for receiving ettechingscrews or bolts 35, substantially as is illustrelied in the drawings;

The rear section 1" cor-.11 outer sid reils 36 n l :17, connects cal and in p of the train rails-3 the rails 10, and at their insi 1 aid 37 are longitudinally groo -ied is illust rated in Figures l 2 .id :3 ct ings, to slidebly receive t. angled guide flange of t 20. The end edges oi: t. sluts are rpm-ed iruiir 18 enl 19 of the p i from the planes of the 0,;

grooves so to spew i the side bars of the iron i Qtfllll as will be subsequently plainly shown in Figures 2 drawings. The slots 38 are posed that spaces 42 ere between for a purpose which will seqiently described. The rear edges of side rails 36 and 37, may be rounded, as is illustrated at l?) in Figure to permit thepivctul notion of renr leg; construction 1) upon tion 11, tor a purpose which quently 'i l n; '4; o rails 36 dew sill 1 provided therebe suband l lei posed d 41 R it 1e 1'} In assembled relation v1.

Referring to the heel: and raw leg struction D the same pirots ly one between its ends at toe rear section 11.

enei'ot This construction D cm the side t'rinne members or supports and 151, 01': any approved nature, which at their tion B, and pivoted thereto il'illQllllQtllitQ their ends by means of the axle or short Which is horizontally disposed thru the sect oils 36 and 37, and detachable therefrom; bolts 53 being prm ided at the ends thereof for holding the rails 5i) and 51 in place. These Inenbers 50 end 5' 1 "elow the pivots really provide legs 55 for ti 7' cle A, and upwerdly of the pivot shalt 52 provide portionsfni oi. the heck. so rungs or braces 57 are provided in rigid co nection between the members 50 and 51 both below and above the seat structure B, the some being diagonally disposed so that Wit n the back and leg construction is (.isposed at an angle to the vertical, the said n s 57 will be dispcseo in u horizonte or b st ts secn ed at the top edge of oils 50 and 51., s d use a leaf hino'edl'z' connected towardly thereto by hinges 59 so that in normal position the leei 5* will hang downwardly, and in nonprojecting relation when it is desired to use the article it as a chair. The leaf 58 therefore really forms a pelt of the topmost rung 57", and :it its lower -front edge the seine is grooved upwardly, at 60, and the leaf portions 61 oi the hinges project beyond the said groom for cooperatinp' in a taining relat'on with the trout retainer trnine E, Whenthe dei ice is used as a stepladder as is illustrated in Figure 8 of ti drawing. The legs are n'ovided u t a cross hrrce .51 just below the sort shit having a beveled top edge adapted to engage beneath said slot to brace the structure D in inclined position.

Referring to the front retaining t'rnroe E, the same preferably comprises the side bars 63 end 64:, which at their forward ends are provided with the inwardly and axially aligning beoringeiitensions 65, which as is illustrated by he dotted lines in Figure 2 of the drawings,.extend through the upper ends the legs l jend 1-12, and through the inwardly positioned rails 18 and 19, as a means of forming bearing for piv tall swinging the friune The bars 63 a 1d 6- their tree swingin end are connected by toe transverse her go *tion integral there with, which has ownwardly "extending log; 6? thereon at ted to $30M in the spaces 455 between the slots 38. In itscollapsed po-' sition up the seat structure B, the tunnel has the re here i 3 and ('3 l in the sid' grooves '15 of the seat, as is illustrated Figures .41 and 8 of the drawings, and tlr front transverse her portion 66 also i d ClBJPtQtl to lie {in the space 42 between the slots 38, or at theextreine r'eerend the rear *rnost slat 38 in the position illustrated in lFigrireQ of the rving's. "films,*he be portions 63, '64,-an l 66 of th t ne r llt) adapted to lie in the same plane as the slats 38 of the seat structure B, when the frame E is collapsed. To afi'ord additional stability to the frame E, at the free swinging end thereof, but primarily for the purpose of providing a support for an ironing board K, as is illustrated in Figure 5 of the drawings, a transverse brace and support bar 68 is integrally connected or welded at its ends to the bars 63 and 64, in parallel relation just slightly inwardly of the end transverse bar 66, but in an elevated plane with respect to the plane in which the bars (33, or and 66 lie, so that the support bar 68 will lie on top of a slat 38 when the retaining frame E is positioned in collapsed relation upon the seat soction'll, and as is illustrated in Figure 2 of the drawings.

The retaining frame E includes, at each side thereof adjacent the bearing extension 65, a forwardly and downwardly extending J-shaped hook 70, adapted to cooperate with a laterally projecting pin or catch member 71 fixedly carried by the legs 13 and 14., and for the purpose of supporting the frame E in an upwardly extending slightly forwardly inclined position, when the article A is used asan' ironing board support, as is illustrated in Figure 5. It is thus readily apparent that the frame E may be swung from its seat collapsed position upwardly and forwardly, and the hooks 70 will approach the laterally extending pins 71 and engage the same when the plane of the frame E is in the position illustrated in Figure 5, and prevent any further swinging or tipping movement of the frame E, so that it is in position. to support the ironing board.

The retaining frame E furtheri'nore in cludes the rearwardly extending and upwardly facing substantially J-shaped hooks 73, at each side thereof adjacent the hearing extensions 65, and preferably integral with the hook 70, the same being relatively longer than the hook 70, and facing in the opposite direction for the purpose of cooperation with laterally extending pin projections 75 carried by the front ends and at the outer sides of the rails 36 and 37 of the rear seat section 11. The cooperation of the hooks 73 against the pins 7 5 serves several functions, the most important of which is to lock the seat sections 10 and 11 in a collapsed position, when the frame E is positioned upwardly in a plane slightly inclined to the rear, and in engagement in the groove 60 of the leaf 58, when the device A is used as a step-ladder, and to prevent extension of the seat sections with respect to each other, and to stabilize the upper end of the construction D, when it is usedas a ladder. The hooks 73 it will also be noted are shaped to have a cam action against the pins 7 5, so that the sections 10 and 11 may be absolutetherein.

ly drawn into their most. collapsed position, if it is otherwise difficult to draw the same in such position.

Referring to the rear retaining construction F, the same is primarily provided for the purpose of bracing and adjustably fixing the position of the back and le construction D with respect to the seat B, and particularly the section 11 of the seat B. This retaining construction F comprises the pawl or retaining frame metal brace and bearing plates '81 and 82 connected to the rails 50 and 51 of the construction B respectively; and rack devices 83 and 8% attached at opposite sides of the section 11 of the seat construction B, for cooperation with the pawl or retaining frame 80.

The rack plates or devices 83 and 84 are of analogous construction, including the top plate portion 86, adapted to rest upon the top at the ends of the slat 88 and provid ing upwardly extending spaced teeth 87, in the space between which the pawl bar or frameSO is adapted-to cooperate. Each of these retainii'ig devices 83 and 8 f are provided with end flanges extending downwardly about the slat 38 and the same is angled into the side grooves d5 of the seat B, as is illustrated in Figure 3 of the drawings, to permit the collapsing of the bar portions 63 and (i4 Ofthe retaining frame E therein, and is further extended as a plate portion 90 downwardly along the outer side of the rails 36 and 3? of the seat sec tion 11; these portions 90 being secured as by screws 91 to the rails 36 and 37, as is illustrated in. Figure 1 of the drawings, and

l'reing provided with openings for receiving the pivot shaft 52 in bearing relation This provides a reinforced construction for the support of the shaft 52.

The bearing plates 81 and 82 are of an alogous formation, the same being secured as by screws 94 at the inside surfaces of the rails 50 and 51, and preferably having lateral flanges overlapping the front and rear edges of the rails 50 and 51, as is illustrated in Figures 1 and 2 of the drawings. Furthermore, each of these plates 81 and 82 provides a rearwardly projecting bearing extension 35, into which the aligning spindle ends 96 of the retaining frame 80 bear for pivotal movement. The bearing plates 81 ant 82 extend for a considerable distanceabove and below the pivot shaft 52, providing openings for support of said pivot shaft In this relation of parts the plate portions 90 of the rack devices 83 and 84 are in surface engagement with the bearing plates 81 andSQ, so that there is a-metal to metal Contact at the pivotal connection of the construction D with the seat structure B.

The pawl or retaining frame 80 is of novel construction. It is formed in order to be laterally adjustable for a cooperative an hat rigid connection with the rack devices and 85s. It comprises. t hef' transyerse bar portion 98, which is normally positioned as to be diagonally disposed over the seat slat 38. At one end thereof adjacent the rack bar or device 83 the same isflproyided with a plurality of rearwardly stepped portions 99.. At the opposite end thereof the bar 98 is provided with the forwardlystepped portions 100 forcooperative engagement with the teeth of the rack bar device 8%. Rearwardly extending parallel side bars 102 and 163 are provided at opposite sides of the frame F, coiniected'with the step portions 99 and 160 respectively. and at the opposite ends otthesebars 102 and lOi theoutwardlyextending spindle extensions 96'ab0ve'i1nentioned are provided-tor hearing in the portio; oi the nietal plat 8'1 and 82' ahox 'e mentioned. The sidebars 102 and 103" are spaced inwardly frointhe bearing plates 81 and 82 so that the entire trainetltlinay be V laterally shifted to vary the positions of the steppedportions QSIand ltlO-witliiespect to the teeth of therack portions 83 and 8e. li hen the stepped portions .99. and 100 are in einent between the teethfof the rack cease and 8-1, however, the masses rigidly positioned against any further lateral movement, and cannot become easily displaced. V I I.

Referring to anuinber of uses to which the improved article A may 'be'put, when used as a chair the sections 10 and 11 of the seatare slidably collapsed with the front edge of the rails 36 aud t-57in abutment with lflledllSltlG edges ol the'legs 13 and" 14, as 'llustrated in'Figure 1 of the drawings. In this posit-ion 'thfe frame Eis collapsed oyer the seat :B, and locks the" sections 10 and 11 against nioyeinent, since the outer cross bar tio of the fiain'e 13 engages at the Figure 2 of drawings. As to the back leg construction D the same is rigidly and afiixed with respect to the seat 13, by means position with the teeth otthe rack devices 533 and-84f When it is desired'to use the improved atticle. A as an'i'roningfboard' support; as is illustrated in Figure 5 of the drawings,the front retaining name E isfswung upwardly, releasing" the sections 10 and "11 of the seat fByso that they niay be slidably extended into-thegposition illust "a'ted "in Figure 5; and in this" position the name is siipported'in its upward and 'forwardlyinclined relation by 'niean s of engagement bf th e hooks with the pin 71] The ironing board Kimmy theiibe slipped intotlie 'space between the bars 66 and 68 'of-the na e-r1; resting-0'11 the latter, and at a point. further alongthe ironing board'li rests upoirthe top rung iil' of the be and leg construction 1),. The con the seatslat 38", as is illustrated struction l) is braced in its forwardly inclining position by ineans of prope adjustn ent oi the pawl frame with the reel-1 devices 83 and S4, and thus the article A is rigidly positioned for a stable support ol the ironing board K.

'lYhen thedevice A is to be used as a waslu tub support, or analogous bench, the sections 10 and 11 ot the seat 13 are slidahly extended, by releasing" the frame E to permit such slidable extension, and atter the bench of desired length has been 'irovided, the i ic E is swung downwardly again to i063 i516 sections it) and. 11 in their desired estended relation. This locking operation is elftectedbecause of the fact that the lug "o"? of the retaining frame Elias well as the trout bar 66 o'f 's'aid retaining frame E engages into the spaces &2 between any of the slats 3E?" The construction D forming the back and rear leg is locked to the seat section ll similar to that above described when proriding a chair. i

It is apparent from the foregoing de- 'scription that the sections 10 and 11 may be slidably extended because of the fact that the rails 36- and 37 in the section 11 are grooved to receive the angle guidefflange it) of the section'lO, as is illustrated in the drawings. 7 7

When the improved article A is to be used as a window seat, oras scallolding for a buildingstructure, and as is illustrated in ld igure 7 of the'drawings, the article ii is disposed through the opening 110 ofa window construction or casing'L. In View of the width of the window casing it may be necessaryto extend the sections 10 and ll, and this is accomplished in the manner above described, and the sections 10 and 11 inside wall or sill of the window. The

A c I h 'hackandrear leg construction D may have or having the frame ESQ-engage lira locked wall of the building construction. In this position the rear-legs are locked with respect to the seat B by means of the pawl -i.l2L11Tl 80,*as above described. In this use of the-device the supporting blocks d5 also play an mportant part. since the beveled -ordower edge's l6 thereof rest upon the top -slop ngsurface 113 of thesill block 11 i, so that the seat 13 of the articleilr ma he horizontally positioned. Thus. the parts of the a1'ticle .l-"i-whei1 usediasa window seat or si 1p port, are rigidly connected ina position which will not prevent of any accidental displacement from the window casing or the'w dl of the window construction.

One of the most important uses of the device A is that it may be arranged to pro vide a very stable step-ladder. To this end the sections 10 and 11 of the seat structure are slid-ably collapsed, and the front retaining frame E swung upwardly until the rearwardly extending hooks 73 engage in a cam and a retaining action against the pins 75 of the seat section 11, and in this position the frame E is swung upwardly to its maximum extent, although slightly inclining to the rear. The upper cross bar 66 of the frame E is received in the groove of the ladder leaf 58, with the latter disposed in the same plane as the top rung 57*. In this position of parts the back and rear leg construction D, of course, having been swung forwardly at an inclination to the vertical, the same is locked in such position by means of the pawl frame 80 of the rear retaining construction F, and as is illustrated in Figure 8 of the drawings.- This positions the rungs 57 and 57 in parallel relation, and in horizontal position with respect to the seat slat 38, so that the latter may also be used as a rung for the ladder.

From the foregoing description of this invention it is apparent that a novel type of combination household article has been provided, which is susceptible of use for a variety of purposes, and which embodies a novel and compact arrangement of parts which may be adjustable and rigidly con nected to accurately and stably position the parts against liability of accidental displacement.

Various changes in the shape, size, and arrangement of parts may be made to the form of invention herein shown and described. without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the claims.

I claim:

1. In a device of the class described the combination of a seat structure including a pair of sections, means slidably connecting the sections for collapsed or extended positioning with respect to each other, leg supporting means for said sections, one of said sections having spaced slats as a part of the seat structure thereof, and a locking frame pivotally carried by the other section adapted to extend into the spaces between said slats for locking the sections against relative movement.

2. In a combination device of the class described a seat structure including a pair of slidably extensible sections, leg supporting means carried by said sections, one of said sections having a plurality of seat slats in spaced relation, and a retaining frame pivotally connected to the other section including side bars extending from the pivotal connection thereof with said section, the free end thereof providing across bar, the section with said spaced slats having grooves therealong at the sides thereof adapted to receive the side bars of the retaining frame when it is collapsed upon said section upon which the slats are provided and so that the cross bar thereof extends into a space between adjacent slats to lock the sections together.

3.In a device of the class described the combination of a seat structure including a pair of extensible sections, a front leg supporting construction for one of said sections, metal connecting braces each includ-' ing a plate portion for connection to said front leg construction and an integral plate portion for connection. to said seat section, said last mentioned plate portions having laterally extending guide flanges projecting from the seat section to-which attached and said other seat section having grooves therein for slidably receiving said guide flanges to slidably connect said sections, and leg supporting means for the seat section in which said grooves are provided.

a. In a device of class described the combination of a seat, leg supporting means for he seat including a movable leg construction pivoted to the seat at an end thereof, a pair of rack devices providing spaced teeth located on top of said seat at opposite sides thereof, and'a pivoted pawl frame connected to said movable leg construction above the seat for adjustable connection with the "teeth of the rack devices to hold the movable leg construction in a predetermined rigid relation with respect to said seat.

5. In a device of the class des ribed the combination of a seat, leg means for the seat including a movable leg construction pivoted to the seat, a pair of spaced rack members providing upwardly extending teeth in spaced relation provided at opposite sides of the seat, a pawl frame pivotally carried by the inovable'leg construction providing a cross bar atone end thereof having stepped portio-ns'relatively offset forwardly of the seat.for cooperation'witli one of said rack members and at the opposite end thereof providing rearwardly offset stepped portions for cooperation with the other rack member, said pawl frame being transversely adjustable with respect to the movable leg construction whereby to selectively position the stepped portions on said rack members.

6. In a combination device of the class described a seat including a pair of extensible sections, leg supporting means rigidly carried by one of said sections, back and leg supporting means pivotally carried by the other of said sections between the ends of said leg and back construction, a front retaining frame 'pivotally carried by the seatsection to which said first mentioned leg construction is rigidly connected and adapted for swinging movement'to adjustably lock the sections of said seat together, and

adjustablepawl and rack means carried'by the other seat-section andleghnd backconstruction for supporting the latter in apredeterinined relation with respectto said seat.

7. In a combination device of the class described a seat including extensible front and rear sections, deg supporting means rigidly-carried bythe front sectiomlmovable ,EGHIdQ-Qdtllfl back supporting means carried by the rear seat section, imeans for lock ng the seat sectionsina desired adjustment, and means few-Blocking the rearileg and-back constriiction in adesired adjustmentwith respect to the-roar section of said seat independentofthe front section. i

8 "In combination [device of the class described-a seat; leg supporting means for -the-seat,-a haclz for the seat, apivotallyfcom nccted retaining frame carried at the front endof saidseat including a-pair offspaced members at the free end 1 thereof 7 spaced 1 at different dista-ncesfriom v-the pivotsaxis of the frame, a and neans for limiting the upward swing-1r movement of the frame ,so-that in its ma nuineextended position the member pinsofthe front section, and hook means movable with said izetaining frame includinehooksforuan ra in vtheL insi-ofthe front section to limit the upward amplitude of swinging of: the retaining frame,:;and-hooks to engage the pinsofthelrear-section to lock the front and rear sections of the seat to getheragainst displacement {at a predetermined positioning of said retaining frame.

10.1 11 a combination device of the class described a seat including extensible front and rear .sections, a front leg construction rigid with the front section of said seat, a retaining frame pivotally vconnected at the front end of said ;zseait having hooks adj acent-the pivot ends thereof, pins carried by the rearsection of said seat for engagement by said hooks when the retaining frame is swungupwardly andv to limit the upward amplitude of movement of ,said

frame to aslight rearward inclination from the vertical, said frame when-s0 positioned locking the front and rear sections of said seat together and areal leganchback construction -pivotally connected to said..-seat adapted;- at its upper Lend to I he engaged by said retaining frame when the latter is positioned as above mentioned to stably ,fsnpport the same.

1 In a combination device of the class described ,a seat-including extensible front and rear'scctions, a front leg construction rigid with the front section of said seat, a

retaining frame pivotally connected at the frontend of said seat having hooks adjacent the pivotfends thereof,,pins carried by the rearjsection of said seat for engagement: by said hooks when the retaining frame is swung upwardlyto limit the upward amplitude-ofmovement,of said frameto a slight rearward incl nation fronrthe vertical, said iramewhen so pos tioned locking the front and rear sections of said seat together, a

{rear leg {and back construction pivotally .iQQnnected tojsai d seatadapted at its upper endto beengaged by said retaining frame iwhen the latter "is positioned. as above meni ned t s bly s pp rt th m a ra a di eg and. a k on truc on f e kmg t same 111 d s re ang la re a io at a point ad acent.t he p votconnection of the same.

12. In a combination article of the class described a. seat, leg means forthe seat including a movable *legconstruction movably connected to the seat, a rack carried by the seat including a plnrality of spaced teeth,

ianda pawl frame nova'bly carried by the ;1novable,leg construction in pivoted manner to permitlts movement toward andaway from the rack, said pawl frame having a series of stepped retaining portions thereon, andbeing movably carried so as to slide transversely of the line of teeth on said rack 'to permitthe stepped portions of the :pawl frame to selectively connect with the teeth whereby to fixedly position the mov- -,ab,le legqconstruction in a desired angle of adjustment respect to theplane of said 13. Ina combination household article of the class described a seat including a pair of extensible sections, a front leg construe tion carried by one of said sections rigid therew th, a rear leg and back construction pivoted -intermediate its ends to the other sea-tsection, and a retaining member pivoted adjacent the front of said seat includlng means to lock said sections of the seat 14;. In recombination household article of the class described a seat, leg supporting means-for the seat,inclnding a rear hinged ly connected leg por t1on having a cross brace thereon, a back for the seat connected with said rear leg portionformovement therewith and having cross braces thereon, a pivotally connected retaining frame carried at the front end of said seat including a pair of spaced members at the free end thereof spaced at different distances from the pivot axis of the frame, means for limiting the upward swinging movement of the frame so that in its maximum extended position the member closest to the pivot axis of the frame will substantially align with the top of the 1&9 back of said device When the back is inclined clined rearwardly over the seat and with T the rear leg portion and back at an inclined position so that the cross braces thereof serve as steps.

HENRY C. EMRICH. 

